![]() ![]() ![]() “Clean Up Before She Comes” is a quiet song with dubbed vocals and off key singing. “Don’t Want it All” sounds like a lower fidelity Tool song. “Beans” is an acoustic track that is actually really slow, but was dubbed in high speed. Kurt plays a kind of raunchy (go figure) chord progression before turning on the distortion and playing a metal-like riff. It has a weird, thumping, off-key bassline. “Raunchola” is a lot like other early Nirvana songs on this CD. The song fades out after a chorus with a chord progression that vaguely reminds one of the Smashing Pumpkins. He then switches to some annoying whining. “Pen Cap Chew” has boring metal-like guitar and drums during the verse, while Kurt hums a low, kind of haunting melody. “Help Me I’m Hungry” also showcases the bass-driven style from “Incesticide.” It sounds a lot like some of the songs off of Incesticide, which were mostly written during the same period. It’s largely bass driven, and has a dissonant guitar line. “If You Must” is recorded in much better quality. The best part of the song is the drum and bass breakdown where Kurt rants about how he’s going to open a flea market and sell trash at it for about a minute. Unfortunately, the recording is VERY lo-fi, and it’s difficult to fully appreciate. It starts out sounding amazingly like Black Flag during the verse, but the chorus is distinctly Nirvana. Yes, he actually shreds! There was a time when Kurt was a fan of the guitar wank, back when he was taking LSD instead of heroin. Kurt misses some notes in “Heartbreaker,” but busts out the solo, at least partially. Although these songs are not as easy listening as most Nirvana, they still rock hard. Kurt’s screaming is almost unintelligible (as always), but his voice is hardly recognizable compared to his signature style that he would later develop. “Anorexorcist” starts off with a somewhat heavy metal riff and then goes into a Led Zeppelin style breakdown. Out of all the Nirvana albums, this period resembles Incesticide the most, seeing as most songs off of it were taken from this time period. The band is in a sort of fledgling stage, and this is apparent in everything from instrumentation to vocals to song structure. Some of the band’s influences are more obvious than others, and some are barely noticeable. At the time it must have seemed stranger for them to endorse mainstream rock, but it makes perfect sense retrospectively. Starting with a fun cover of Heartbreaker at a party, Disc 1 showcases a less polished Nirvana. Disc 1 does an excellent job of capturing this. I will evaluate previously unreleased songs and describe them, but mostly I will evaluate this boxed set as a representation of Nirvana’s musical aesthetic.īefore they became famous rockers, Nirvana started out as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath wannabes. That said, most of the demos and outtakes of previously released songs suck, to be frank and candid about it. Most everyone is already familiar with Nirvana’s material. I will NOT be evaluating this album song by song. Because of this, I have a certain knowledge of Nirvana that extends beyond most listeners, and am able to provide an informed perspective on the quality of recordings contained within. Unfortunately, With the Lights Out is part of this trend.Īs an avid Nirvana fan, I am no stranger to bootleg recordings (something that Kurt and Krist often maligned in their live concerts- and example of this can be heard on “tourette’s” off of From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah). Recently, monetary interests have trumped artistic interests when Nirvana releases are considered. As a result, the song “You Know You’re Right” was released, and casual fans got to hear the first new Nirvana in almost a decade. When Courtney Love attempted to block the release, Dave Grohl leaked MP3 files onto the internet. After a long legal battle, the band released a self-titled greatest hits CD in 2002. Though she has sold most of his intellectual property (his journals, new releases of music- that she receives 75% of the royalties from), his body is one of the few things that she hasn’t sold. Courtney Love is probably regretting that decision now. After a vigil and memorial service, Kurt’s body was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Wishkah River, where they floated out toward the sea. He noticed blood one the floor, and found what turned out to be the dead body of Kurt Cobain. ![]() When he couldn’t get into the house, he circled around, looking for an entrance. Electrician Gary Smith went to Kurt Cobain’s house to install a security system on April 8, 1994. ![]()
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